Take the two potatoes and stab them with a fork all over. Put them into the microwaveon high and cook until soft . About 8 to 10 minutes . Or boil until soft, but I find the microwave such an easy cheat!

Thank you John and team for the enthusiasm with which you’ve received our healthy, animal welfare friendly cage free barn eggs. Sage Coffee shop just around the corner from this store is also now using our midlands barn eggs which will give the Ballito folk and excellent opportunity to taste our barn eggs for breakfast. Click here to see which other KZN midlands, Kloof, Durban and North Coast (Ballito) stores our eggs are available in.

]]>http://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/food-lovers-market-ballito-sell-finchley-midlands-barn-eggs/feed/0Finchley Farms Barn Eggs Brandinghttp://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/finchley-farms-barn-eggs-branding/
http://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/finchley-farms-barn-eggs-branding/#respondThu, 16 Mar 2017 08:48:15 +0000http://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/?p=445We looked hard at similar product’s branding out in the market and felt that to be informative and visible we needed something simple yet bold and to the point. As we want to be recognized for a quality product and understand grocery shopping can be a stressful chore, we felt that in keeping our egg quantities more traditional ( 6,12,18 and 30), our branding bold, clear and cheerful we would make your shopping decisions less stressful . All the components of our packaging and labeling are recyclable which goes hand in hand with our goal to help make the world a cleaner, healthier place . We only produce Barn Eggs on our family owned farms in the KwaZulu Natal midlands, and only Barn Eggs go through our packaging shed so you can be assured that eggs carrying our branding are the genuine article.
]]>http://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/finchley-farms-barn-eggs-branding/feed/0Fact Finding Missionhttp://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/fact-finding-mission/
http://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/fact-finding-mission/#respondThu, 16 Mar 2017 08:38:36 +0000http://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/?p=442In late 2016 I was fortunate enough to take a trip, courtesy of an International Dutch based feed company, to Holland to get an understanding of their approach to commercial egg farming. This was an eye opening experience as the poultry companies over there are under the constant spotlight of animal welfare organizations, health and hygiene groups and a country that can choose the best eggs because they produce three times the amount of eggs needed within Holland, the rest are exported to countries all over Europe.

Although I learnt a huge amount in Holland, the two most important facts I took on board was how the poultry and egg companies helped educate the public into a position where they could make an informed decision as to what sort of egg type best suited their needs. The second fact was how important it was to grow and lay a chicken in the most humane, efficient manner whilst under the spotlight of so many onlookers. The amazing thing was how many methods are used and the reasons each is applied. Some methods look great on the surface but are really marketing strategies for the public and have little concern for the chicken, others are very positive for the chicken but really battle to be commercially viable. One gentleman I met has a new strategy and outlook which I will share in detail in another post but in brief his thinking went right back to the origins of the chicken , its behaviour and instincts and he applied this on certain farms on flocks of 45000 hens. He talked me through his thinking, pretty simple really, out of the box, but what really made me sit up and think he is onto something was when he showed me his results: The livability of the hens was really high which meant he got more eggs per hen, their health status was excellent and their production figures were well above average. He put this down to the fact that his hens were allowed to follow a lifestyle that allowed them to follow their instincts freely and quite simply a happier healthier hen gives you more eggs and better quality ones to.

As human beings we often transfer our own welfare issues onto animals and generally we are wrong as we need to understand the animal first before we decide what its welfare issues are. Animal welfare is not what makes humans happy it’s what makes animals comfortable and healthy in an environment that suits their needs.

]]>http://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/fact-finding-mission/feed/0How Did We Get Herehttp://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/how-did-we-get-here/
http://www.finchleybarneggs.co.za/how-did-we-get-here/#respondWed, 22 Feb 2017 07:30:09 +0000http://dev.allweb.co.za/finchley/?p=415At Finchley, we have been successfully producing fertilized Broiler Breeder eggs for over 20 years so when the current poultry import crisis bought the broiler industry to it’s knees we decided it was time for a change. We wanted to stay in poultry as it is an industry that we know and love, we also had many staff who stood to lose their jobs if the Import crisis forced us to close our doors. With all this in mind we did our market research and believe that South Africa has a need for Barn Eggs for a few main reasons: Hen Welfare, Market demand, Job sustainability for staff and our modern hygienic cage free barns were ideal for this form on egg production. On a recent fact finding trip to Europe I discovered that we need to offer a lot of insight and education to our customers to enable them to understand the different methods of hen rearing, of egg production, hygiene and how to store and care for eggs after purchasing them to get the best value from your eggs.

Our new venture is exciting and challenging and we are hard at work rearing quality chicks in a healthy environment. We have a custom diet which is free of animal by products , Hormone free, all natural ingredients and with no routine antibiotics included. Our facilities offer the birds the ability to roam free within the house with access to fresh air, fresh water, deep fresh shavings to bath in and the option to choose which ever hygienic nest box to lay their egg in.